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I actually bought this piece of cherry and made the 9-inch bowl for my aunt and uncle who are really responsible for my obsession
for woodworking. If not for them, this might have remained a simple hobby - something to occupy my free time.
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This was one of my first "stave" projects. It contains eight pieces of very curly oak on a curly oak base. It's
about 8 inches across and 3 inches deep.
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Another 8-inch bowl. The wood for this bowl comes from the same board as the Curly Oak bowl above, but I was getting a little
more confident and slipped in some purpleheart for color.
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I aquired some beech - actually lots of beech - at an auction, so I was trying to fnd uses for it. This little bowl,
about 4-inch diameter by 3 inches high seemed like a good use. The beech really turns and takes a finish well.
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A friend, fellow turner, and coworker offered me some green (not dried) apple logs. I couldn't turn it down.
Green wood turning is supposed to be a turner's dream. It is, but then it dries - warped, cracked, or carefully microwaved.
These two samples successfully went through the microwave process and came out round and whole. Both are "natural edge" turnings
with bark inclusion. The one on the left is about 5-inch diameter. The one on the right, 3-1/2 inches.
Miniature Turnings
Santa's Woodworking and Toyshop
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